SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GARCIA PAUL R

(Last) (First) (Middle)
10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY
NORTH TOWER

(Street)
ATLANTA GA 30328

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC [ GPN ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President & CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2011
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/30/2011 G 75,438 D $0 264,274(1) D
Common Stock 11/30/2011 G 75,438 A $0 75,438 I By trust(2)
Common Stock 07/26/2012 A(3) 72,874 A $0 337,148(1) D
Common Stock 07/26/2012 F 7,733 D $42.51 329,415(1) D
Common Stock 07/29/2012 F 13,890 D $44.33 315,525(1) D
Common Stock 07/31/2012 F 2,050 D $42.82 313,475 D
Common Stock 17,364 I By trust(4)
Common Stock 140,492 I By partnership(5)
Common Stock 822 I By 401(k)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 17,021 shares that have been previously reported as being held indirectly by the reporting person in a trust.
2. By a grantor retained annuity trust of which the reporting person's spouse is sole trustee and the reporting person is the sole annuitant.
3. Reflects a restricted stock award granted in connection with the vesting of a performance stock unit, which restricted stock will vest 25% on the date of grant and 25% on each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant.
4. By a grantor trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children and grandchildren and of which the reporting person's spouse is sole trustee. The transactions underlying this holding were previously reported but the holdings were inadvertently omitted form the reporting person's recent filing.
5. By a family limited partner ship of which the reporting person and his spouse are each general partners. The transactions underlying this holding were previously reported but the holdings were inadvertently omitted from the reporting person's recent filings.
/s/ Suellyn Tornay 08/10/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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